abandoned house

An exhibition in an abandoned house, early on Saturday morning, I couldn't resist taking a peek.

The air was crisp, the rooms dark and dank. As my eyes adjusted to the light a surprise was revealed in each room. A few folk wandered through the rubble of this old abandoned house. A camera flashed as we moved silently around to discover each carefully placed piece. An inspiring morning wandering through this once lonely house with its newly adorned walls created by artists whose real names we might never know. A simple beauty and mystery fills this place, an event created in an abandoned house.

another year

Christmas has washed over us for another year. The tree has been removed and the last of the decorations have been put away.
All the hype and anticipation has drifted into a new year.

Our days are now spent floating in the ocean and rejuvenating our souls. I shut my eyes in the hot sun, contemplating ideas and fondly remembering times that have passed. Many long hot summers spent on a beach somewhere along Australia's vast coast.

I plunge myself into the ocean and wash away all that burdens me, my soul feels cleansed.
I dive freely under the waves surfacing to look at our beautiful coastline and for that moment I am happy to be alive.
What is this innate desire that leads us to the beach. Like some primal longing deep below our surface. It must be fulfilled when the time is right, when the ocean is slightly warmer and the temperature begins to rise.
Only then can my soul be set free in the deep blue water that surrounds this unique island of ours.

an unbearable silence ...

artwork by kaffeine
photography by gary gross

.........today I remember Sunday. 

who came into our world with an unbearable silence

her eyes we never would see

we held her precious body the weight reflected in my mind.

her spirit danced about us

as a heavy silence filled the room.

my breasts still ache with longing for a child that slipped away....

but today we remember our Sunday who will live forever 

in our heart.......

J,G+O 

17/10/10

present.

I embrace the present,

acknowledge the past

and ponder the future. 

                            collected thoughts

hold on tight

                            artwork baby guerrilla

                                photography by gary gross

hold on tight, does it feel like a dream ? 

open your eyes 

and never be afraid

stuff to do in a crisis

I did my ritual walk around the park this morning, taking in the fresh air and admiring the beautiful trees. As I walk I like to let my thoughts unravel, people pop into mind and I think about conversations we might have, ideas and things to do float into my mind and the walk inspires the rest of my day.
Before my walk this morning I had a catch up chat with my niece (who lives interstate), she's the sort of person I could talk to forever but when she told me she was doing laps in the supermarket I thought it only fair to release her from our conversation. Anyway when I returned from walking, she had send me an email containing the following list.  I really adore it and want to share it with you.

"Stuff to do in a crisis...... to help with the mending process"

          Run yourself a bath
       Listen to music you love
      Eat good food (Thats anything delicious) forget about the calories. (jelly)
       Enjoy fresh air. (I would suggest the back deck under the olive tree)
       Give yourself time, to get through an entire magazine.
        Light candles
         Keep fresh flowers in the house. (Stolen ones are the best)  Take short strolls in the neighbourhood. (you never know who will come across for a simple chat)
        Book in Yoga/ Naturopath....all the essential remedial.
        Drink tonnes of tea.
       Chat when you need to chat, listen when you need to listen
        Take Lots of naps, don’t feel guilty... even if its a perfect day outside.
         Buy yourself a treat.
         Wear good undies...
         Bright colours are good.        Take a drive in the country
        Find something to SORT.
        Avoid smelly shopping centres. (On this point... if you can walk into a shopping centre with one thong, YOU CAN DO ALL THINGS.)

       Don’t avoid the washing up.

i cook

chocolate tart

sometimes when i don't feel like talking   i cook